St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-11

vXS- least year in advance
RNAAI@S- of the nearest election.
TA$TE1 1t has been quiet,
~ III restful summer, with
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NGSA their divergent courses
the rush for Office. There is no occasion
for bringing on these unpleasantnesses
until forced upon us by the season, but
on as good authority as Col. Charles w.
johnson, the campaign OF 1883 has
already begun, aei the Republican
slate has been almost entirely made out.
The men who run the Republican ma
chine have almost prepared to announce
to the rank and file OF the party who
shall be their candidates next year, and
experience has taught this rank and
file that they must support the men so
selected. True, they largely broke over
the traces last year, and resented this
dictation, but it is believed in the ranks
of the truly earnest and thoughtful lead
ers, that with the prestige of presi-
Dental campaign this will not be re-
peated.
The slate has been made out.
There are still some blanks upon it,
the filling of which was not agreed
upon, but the general ticket has been
mapped out. A stout Republican of
Minneapolis, who is more frank than
discreet, told all about the meeting at
st. Paul one day last week, and told
everything except the names of the con-
spirators. which really matters but little.
as you will see. AT this meeting the
slate was fixed up, and in detail is as
follows:
Governor-Undecided whether Nc
Gill shall have second term.
State Oficers-No change to be made
In the force as it now stands.
Senator to Succeed Sabin-John S.
Pillsbury.
Congress, First District-No agree
ment reached upon a man who could
probably beat Judge Wilson.
Second-To be held open until de-
cided whether McGill is to be run for
governor.
Third-Maj. II. B. Strait.
FOurth-Loren Fletcher, Minneapolis.
Fifth-Senator S. q. Comstock, Moor
head. -. -.
How do you like,the picture?
There was warm debate over
whether McGill should be given a sec
Ond term. 1t is understood Loren
Fletcher, opposed this on general princi-
pies on the ground of utility, but said
afterward that McGill had inSulted him
at every turn. He also remarked that
he regarded W. r. Merriam as the next
eligible candidate for governor, the rea-
son for which is apparent, AS candi-
date for congress it would be just the
play for Loren to combine with a St.
Paul man on the ticket and prevent his
own slaughter in the Sanity City. But
McGill was not without his partisans,
who Stoutly maintained that the narrow
of la or dino IN tho tvb
ring and the Pillsburys, and that McGill
personally was all right; to throw him
over now would be to admit all the
claims of the Democrats of last wear.
So McGill was held in allegiance.
Horace Strait had friends there and
the old soldier talk ran high. They
said he had actually gone out of the
state under the flag, which was more
than could be said of any other candi-
date. And there were other influences
at work. WaShburn was behind some
of the conspirators, but he never was
shown. That was not a part of the pro-
gramme, the only point being to pass
the executive without choice, which
was done. The rest of the state ticket was
rushed through as it stands, though men-
tai reservations were made by nearly
every cOnspirator present. The Hennepin
men thought Auditor Braden had had
to bring out the name of that sterling
young Republican, Frank S. Mcdonald,
but it was not regarded as discreet at
that time, especially as Hennepin has
ambitions toward several, offices, and
combinations may be necessary in more
than one direction.
John S. Pillsbury was agreed upon
for senator, and with this recognition of
Minneapolis there was no room for other
claims just at that time.
When the congressman came I'D for
selection and the First district was men
toned, the name of Judge Wilson sug-
geSted at once House file, 157 and the
conspirators had long talk on the effect
of the expose. The exact details have
not come out, but the result was to pass
the district without choice and with
the forced and not very frank admission
that to beat Judge Wilson was no sum-
mer day diversion. The discussion over
the Second district was equally pro-
longed. If McGill is to be given a
second term, John Lind will be per-
mltted to continue as a representative,
but if McGill is to be forced out for an
other, why he must have something, so
he will be advised to make the race for
congress in the Second district or open
an insurance Office.
That settled that.
Of course Lind is only Scandinavian
and in all his different after-dinner talks
McGill has never claimed that distinc-
ton. He has been Irish and Scotch.
but by some wonderful piece of forget,
fulneSS he never said his ancestors were
Norwegian vikings who made foray
on the coast of Caithness and finally
settled there. This being the case, Lind
must give way, if necessary, and, in the
historic words of Loren Fletcher, lie
twill be taken care Of"
Strait was quietly selected in the
Third.
Herbert hasn't been consulted, but
that is not necessary. He made fail
ure, and the man who fails is dead.
The hackers of Strait made such play
fOy the first place ON the ticket that to
slight them completely was out of the
question, and Strait carried off the CON
gressional nomination with hands down
and the field distanced. Loren Fletcher
did the same with the Fourth district,
and that was mainly the object of the
meeting. No surprise party in that.
The surprise party was reserved for the
Fifth, when Senator S. G. COmstock
was chosen without difficulty. 1t was
generally supposed that G. A. Gilman
had made combination with Nelson
and Pillsbury, by which he was to go to
congress and KnIta TO he either p0ver.